The Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law is one of the premier student-edited business law journals in the country. Our articles, essays, notes, and comments, as well as the transcripts from our annual symposia and the annual lectures sponsored by the Fordham Corporate Law Center, address important issues arising in banking, bankruptcy, corporate governance, capital markets, finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and tax practices. These scholarly works, which have made the Journal the most-cited specialty journal in banking and finance, provide judges, policymakers, regulators, practitioners, and market participants with timely analyses of important developments in business law. For more on the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law, please visit www.fordhamcorporatejournal.org
Current Issue: Volume 29, Issue 2 (2024)
Article
Why Do Banks Fail Together? Evidence from Executive Compensation
Deniz Anginer
Jinjing Liu
Cindy A. Schipani
H. Nejat Seyhun
Notes
A Bona Fide Dispute: Can Bankrupt Debtors Sell Assets Free and Clear of Federal Civil Forfeiture Claims?
Joseph Peter Gomez
Another Major Question: The Department of Labor Should Retire the Tiebreaker Rule and Reemploy Pecuniary Language in ERISA
Brandon Chesner
Corporate ESG Falls Short: Systemic Anti-Black Racism and Inequality Should be Addressed Through a Cumulative Integrated Approach
Ferrell L. Littlejohn
Speech Without Speakers: Eliminating Artificial Barriers to Pleading Corporate Scienter in Securities Fraud Claims
Jennifer Ligansky
Symposium
A Major Question for the SEC: Analyzing Constitutional Limits on Regulatory Authority
Matthew Diller
Meredith Berger
Samuel W. Buell
John M. Golden
Suzanne Ashley
Coy Garrison
Aaron Saiger
Suman Naishadham
Mary Jo White
Essay
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Anaelle Ganase
Kevin Garofolo
Elizabeth Gass
Adam Guttentag
Katherine Huffman
Morgan Hunt
John Jeffrey
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Haley Manchon
Sahra Merchant
Karen Normil
Samuel Paine
Stephen Park
Sydney Paulen
Cameron Posillico
Sofía Inés Rocher Colón
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